What is the difference between Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism?

If someone was caught for drunk driving, how would followers of these 3 religions act in the situation?

why dint you try WNW.wikipedia.org

for sure facts about these religions are found there.

mostly they were each meant to be a philosophy... humans have a way of revivifying movement.. people learn from those who have walked the earth before them... the point of a philosophy is to nurture with in each of us our own conscience... meaning our own ability to judge ourselves.

is this a joke?

Lil

In a very small nutshell:

Confucianists focus on the cultivation of character and human-heartiness, along with fulfilling ones duties to family and country.

Buddhists focus on minimizing or eliminating suffering. They try to master and reduce the desires and attachments (e.g. to material things) that cause suffering. They are also very big on the cultivation of compassion towards all beings that can suffer.

I don't know much about religious Taoism, but philosophical Taoism focuses on achieving the perception of reality as one great whole that we ourselves are a part of. When we achieve this perception, we can govern ourselves and others more easily, since we act in accordance with Nature/Life rather than trying to force Nature/Life to become what we want it to be.

You didn't specify whether "someone" in your question was a cop or a drunk driver. I'll assume that you're talking about a drunk driver.

Nor did you acknowledge that Confucianists, Buddhists, and Taoists each constitute large groups that contain all kinds of people, who would consequently respond in all manner of ways to a drunk driving incident.

I'll assume that you are talking about responses to being caught driving drunk that would be dictated by the beliefs in question, rather than by any factors related to individual personality.

Caught driving drunk, our Confucianist should be deeply ashamed by his thoughtless deviation from his duties: to his family and its reputation, to the innocents that his drunk drive might have harmed or killed, and to the relevant legal authorities.

Caught driving drunk, our Buddhist should be deeply ashamed at the lack of compassion for other beings that her drunk driving reflects--drunk driving made all the more senseless by the fact that drunkenness increases, rather than decreases, suffering even in oneself.

Caught driving drunk, our philosophical Taoist should be deeply ashamed at the potential (or actual) tragedy occasioned by his misdeed. Our philosophical Taoist would know that his despicable crime resulted from using alcohol as a way to artificially impose happiness on oneself, rather than allowing happiness and sadness to unfold naturally according to ones circumstances.
Sure enough, the use of alcohol to impose happiness fails--as do all attempts to force Nature to make us happy.

Rainchild

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"The Path of the Higher Self," Mark Prophet.

A Confucian, a Buddhist, and a Taoist walk into a bar. The Confucian's etiquette finds her ordering a glass of wine with her dinner. She doesn't get drunk.

The Buddhist drinks moderately, heeding her awareness, and does not become drunk.

The Taoist orders a locally grown herbal tea.

Those are the positions of practitioners.